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Softball: Pirates edge Tigers in semifinal

Madrid senior Taylor Bell (left) gives a high-five to junior Hayley Fuller during last Wednesday’s 3-2 win over No. 10 BCLUW. The Tigers ended their season in Friday’s Class 2A regional semifinal at Conrad with a 5-4 loss to Alburnett.

By Staff Reports, Boone News-Republican

CONRAD – The Madrid softball team battled Alburnett, but the Tigers saw their postseason run end as the Pirates pulled out a 5-4 win in eight innings during Friday’s Class 2A regional semifinal.

Senior Taylor Bell led Madrid (17-15) with a pair of singles. Kat Ackerson smashed a solo home run to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh. It was the sixth homer of the season for the senior.